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.TH JEDUTIL 1 2010-06-26 0.138u4 "jedutil"
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.\" NAME chapter
.SH NAME
jedutil \- convert a .JED file into its binary form, and vice\-versa
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.\" SYNOPSIS chapter
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B jedutil
.IR source ".jed " target .bin
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.B jedutil
.IR source ".bin " target .jed
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.\" DESCRIPTION chapter
.SH DESCRIPTION
Data for Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) are usually stored in a format known
as JEDEC, basically a text file allowing insertion of further information by
programmers.
.PP
MAME uses a raw binary representation of the same data, in order to
achieve correct identification of PLD data through CRC and SHA1 algorithms
(i.e. with the \-romident option).
.PP
.B jedutil
provides an easy way to convert PLDs data between these two formats.
